U.K. is training Israeli military in Britain<\/h2><\/a>\n READ MORE <\/i><\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nThis month, the RAF even flew to Israel\u2019s defence by shooting down drones from Iran – which were launched in retaliation for Israel\u2019s illegal attack on Iran\u2019s consulate in Damascus, Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a separate section on Iran, the Roadmap states that \u201cwe work closely to counter the current threat from Iran\u201d and that \u201cwe will seek to counter Iran\u2019s destabilising regional activity\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will work to ensure Iran never has nuclear weapon capabilities\u201d, adds the accord between the two nuclear weapons powers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Protecting Israel globally<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe 2023 Roadmap goes way beyond a previous<\/a> memorandum of understanding between the UK and Israel signed in 2021.
It explicitly states the two countries are \u201cnatural allies\u201d – ignoring Israel\u2019s pariah status among much of the rest of the world due its illegal occupation of the West Bank and \u201capartheid\u201d system discriminating against Palestinians.
Notably, the Roadmap has a section entitled \u201cAntisemitism, delegitimisation, and anti-Israel bias\u201d whose wording directly prophesies Britain\u2019s extraordinary apologias for Israel\u2019s Gaza atrocities in international fora. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIt calls for \u201ctackling the disproportionate focus on Israel in the UN and other international bodies, including attempts to delegitimise it or deny its right to self-defence. All states have a duty to comply with their obligations under international law, but scrutiny must be measured, impartial and proportionate.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since Israel\u2019s attacks, British ministers have thoroughly put this into practice. They have consistently apologised for Israel\u2019s atrocities in the name of \u201cself-defence\u201d and have repeatedly point blank refused to condemn Israel\u2019s violations of international law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n RELATED<\/h3>\n \n \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n UK approved arms for Israel days after it killed British...<\/h2><\/a>\n READ MORE <\/i><\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Roadmap also called for \u201cstrengthening cooperation and coordination in the UN and other multilateral fora, in line with national interests and priorities, and advancing Israel-UK alignment on key global challenges\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In line with this commitment, the UK has repeatedly defended Israel from international censure over Gaza at the UN, repeatedly voting against or abstaining on UN Security Council resolutions demanding a ceasefire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Court of Justice<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nAnother section of the Roadmap promises British protection for Israel in international legal bodies such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In reference to an earlier case concerning the West Bank, it stated: \u201cThe UK and Israel believe that the latest ICJ referral on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict represents an inappropriate recourse to the Advisory Opinion mechanism as this undermines the efforts to achieve a settlement through direct negotiations between the parties\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similar wording would be deployed by British ministers to undermine South Africa\u2019s genocide case against Israel at the ICJ, which commenced in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deputy foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell, Britain\u2019s chief apologist<\/a> for Israeli crimes, has said \u201cSouth Africa\u2019s decision to bring the case was wrong and provocative\u201d, dismissing the charge of genocide against Israel as \u201chideous\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n RELATED<\/h3>\n \n \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n Andrew Mitchell: Apologist for genocide<\/h2><\/a>\n READ MORE <\/i><\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nSecret agreement<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThen there is the secret military agreement signed between the UK and Israel in December 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Declassified<\/em> discovered the existence of this accord from a tweet<\/a> by the Israel Defense Forces. The UK government never publicised it. <\/p>\n\n\n\nMinisters have subsequently refused<\/a> to make the accord public \u201cfor national security reasons\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDefence minister James Heappey told parliament that \u201cthe agreement is an important piece of defence diplomacy that formalises and deepens cooperation\u201d, but has only given a cursory summary of its contents in response to a parliamentary question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What does the agreement commit the UK to militarily? Is the UK putting into practice those commitments now, over Gaza? If it\u2019s so innocuous, why does the government keep it secret?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As far as Declassified<\/em> understands, this accord has only ever been mentioned once in all of the British mainstream media. <\/p>\n\n\n\nBen Wallace, the defence secretary who signed the secret accord with Israel in 2020, last December accused<\/a> his ally of embarking on a \u201ckilling rage\u201d in Gaza, adding that its attacks on Hamas were \u201ccrude and indiscriminate\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen asked on Twitter by our chief reporter whether his secret deal made Britain complicit in the slaughter, he replied<\/a>: \u201cObviously it doesn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2023 Roadmap goes way beyond a previous<\/a> memorandum of understanding between the UK and Israel signed in 2021. It calls for \u201ctackling the disproportionate focus on Israel in the UN and other international bodies, including attempts to delegitimise it or deny its right to self-defence. All states have a duty to comply with their obligations under international law, but scrutiny must be measured, impartial and proportionate.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Israel\u2019s attacks, British ministers have thoroughly put this into practice. They have consistently apologised for Israel\u2019s atrocities in the name of \u201cself-defence\u201d and have repeatedly point blank refused to condemn Israel\u2019s violations of international law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Roadmap also called for \u201cstrengthening cooperation and coordination in the UN and other multilateral fora, in line with national interests and priorities, and advancing Israel-UK alignment on key global challenges\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In line with this commitment, the UK has repeatedly defended Israel from international censure over Gaza at the UN, repeatedly voting against or abstaining on UN Security Council resolutions demanding a ceasefire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Another section of the Roadmap promises British protection for Israel in international legal bodies such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ). <\/p>\n\n\n\n In reference to an earlier case concerning the West Bank, it stated: \u201cThe UK and Israel believe that the latest ICJ referral on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict represents an inappropriate recourse to the Advisory Opinion mechanism as this undermines the efforts to achieve a settlement through direct negotiations between the parties\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar wording would be deployed by British ministers to undermine South Africa\u2019s genocide case against Israel at the ICJ, which commenced in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deputy foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell, Britain\u2019s chief apologist<\/a> for Israeli crimes, has said \u201cSouth Africa\u2019s decision to bring the case was wrong and provocative\u201d, dismissing the charge of genocide against Israel as \u201chideous\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then there is the secret military agreement signed between the UK and Israel in December 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Declassified<\/em> discovered the existence of this accord from a tweet<\/a> by the Israel Defense Forces. The UK government never publicised it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ministers have subsequently refused<\/a> to make the accord public \u201cfor national security reasons\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Defence minister James Heappey told parliament that \u201cthe agreement is an important piece of defence diplomacy that formalises and deepens cooperation\u201d, but has only given a cursory summary of its contents in response to a parliamentary question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What does the agreement commit the UK to militarily? Is the UK putting into practice those commitments now, over Gaza? If it\u2019s so innocuous, why does the government keep it secret?<\/p>\n\n\n\n As far as Declassified<\/em> understands, this accord has only ever been mentioned once in all of the British mainstream media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ben Wallace, the defence secretary who signed the secret accord with Israel in 2020, last December accused<\/a> his ally of embarking on a \u201ckilling rage\u201d in Gaza, adding that its attacks on Hamas were \u201ccrude and indiscriminate\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When asked on Twitter by our chief reporter whether his secret deal made Britain complicit in the slaughter, he replied<\/a>: \u201cObviously it doesn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It explicitly states the two countries are \u201cnatural allies\u201d – ignoring Israel\u2019s pariah status among much of the rest of the world due its illegal occupation of the West Bank and \u201capartheid\u201d system discriminating against Palestinians.
Notably, the Roadmap has a section entitled \u201cAntisemitism, delegitimisation, and anti-Israel bias\u201d whose wording directly prophesies Britain\u2019s extraordinary apologias for Israel\u2019s Gaza atrocities in international fora. <\/p>\n\n\n\nRELATED<\/h3>\n
UK approved arms for Israel days after it killed British...<\/h2><\/a>\n READ MORE <\/i><\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Andrew Mitchell: Apologist for genocide<\/h2><\/a>\n READ MORE <\/i><\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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